Iaido on One & Other
David Hickey of Genbukan Dojo in Edinburgh appeared on the fourth plinth at Trafalgar Square as part of Antony Gormley’s One & Other sculpture installation. His one hour performance started at 11am on Wednesday 19th August.
You can see his performance here.
David commented on the One & Other site: “When I was selected for plinth duty, I knew exactly what I was going to do up there. I practice a martial art called iaido, a Japanese sword art that takes up far too much of my time. It promotes physical activity, mental determination and spiritual wellbeing. I have been training a number of years now (but am very much still a beginner) and recently achieved my second dan black belt. This is a great opportunity to promote my martial art and have some training under pressure! I’m sure future gradings won’t be so frightening after this!”
